| Overview: | Pasolini's final and most controversial film has been banned, censored, and reviled the world over since its first release. The film is based on the Marquis de Sade's novel "120 Days Of Sodom", with the setting transposed to Mussolini's miniature Fascist Republic of Salo, Italy in 1944.
The film's content and imagery is extreme, and it retains the power to shock, repel, and distress a quarter of a century on. "Salo" remains a cinematic milestone--culturally significant, politically vital, and visually stunning.
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